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Boaz Ellis (born October 15, 1981) is an Israeli
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fencer. He is a 5-time Israeli national champion, and a 3-time
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champion.


Biography

Ellis was born in
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, a moshav in
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, and is Jewish.''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History'' - Bob Wechsler
/ref> He attended Chaklai
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High School, where he competed in association football (soccer), and in track as a sprinter.


Fencing career

Ellis is a 5-time Israeli national champion.The Ohio State University Fencing: official athletic site
/ref> He joined the Israeli national fencing team at the age of 16. Ellis won the silver medal at the World Cup in 2000 and 2001. In 2003 Ellis enrolled at the
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, where he majored in finance. He began competing under
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Vladimir Nazlymov. Ellis won his first 34 bouts, and finished with a 37–1 record. Ellis won the NCAA 2004 championship by defeating
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sophomore Cory Werk. Ellis' performance also helped Ohio State win the team
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title that year. He repeated as NCAA champion in foil in 2005, after an 18–4 season. Ellis repeated again in 2006, his junior year, after a 20–1 season. He and teammate Adam Crompton (
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) became the first Ohio State athletes since diver Lou Vitucci to win three individual NCAA championships. He was the first NCAA foil fencer to win three individual NCAA titles since 1963. He was a three-time All-American, two-time Academic All-
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, and three-time Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete. He was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.Antoine Winfield, Troy Smith to be Inducted into Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame , Eleven Warriors
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See also

* List of select Jewish fencers


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Boaz Israeli male foil fencers Jewish male foil fencers Ohio State Buckeyes fencers 1981 births Living people